Request: Turn off username guessing in the apps [RESOLVED]

The problem is still not solved, it is very frustrating, is anyone even looking into this?Each time 1P sets the default email address and generates a password

I’d like to add my voice to this topic.

I understand that the pre-filling of the username field is meant to make it easier to create new logins.

However, it doesn’t take into account that users (especially privacy- and security-conscious users, who are likely a core target group for 1Password) use different email addresses (aliases or “hide-my-email” addresses) or different usernames for different logins.

In fact, in a blog post from December 3, 2021, you even recommended using different usernames for different logins—just as passwords shouldn’t be reused.

With that in mind, this feature (which unfortunately has no opt-out option) is problematic and, for many users, doesn’t solve a problem but instead creates new ones.

Personally, every time I try to create a new login, I get a username suggestion that I’ve only used once and that doesn’t even appear in my identity entry. I’ve specifically created a default identity entry that contains neither a username nor an email address—but even that workaround doesn’t seem to work for me.

Additionally, I have to point out that several core aspects of using a password manager have unfortunately become quite frustrating recently:

• Creating new logins with automatically suggested usernames that can’t be disabled and often give unwanted suggestions
• Unwanted opening of entries in edit mode after launching the app (I believe this has been fixed)
• Moving multiple elements within an entry (fields or sections) not being saved correctly (there are several bug tickets and forum posts about this)

All of this is making the user experience increasingly frustrating for me.

For me, it’s important that upcoming updates really focus on these core aspects and bring bug fixes instead of introducing new features.

Even though it might remain just a wish, it would be great if 1Password introduced a legacy management feature that allows designated trusted individuals to access an account in the event of death (a long-standing request—Proton Pass plans to introduce such a feature in the coming months).

As a long-time and enthusiastic user of 1Password, I’m sadly a bit disheartened by the feeling that I’ve recently been forced to test more and more unfinished and immature features—or run into bugs that really shouldn’t be part of a final release that gets rolled out to what are likely millions of users.

I think it's about time the "solution" post was unmarked for this discussion.

This remains incredibly frustrating.

Hello folks,

I wanted to provide an update here where everyone can see it. As discussed, 1Password will automatically fill your email address in the username field and generate a password so that you can create new items faster. Username suggestions are based on the vault that you’re creating a new item in and are suggested based on previous use. 

In the last month (March 2025) the team has made an improvement to the feature, you can now configure a default identity and always have the email address of that default identity be suggested when creating a new item: Choose your default identity and credit card items

The team will continue to iterate further based on everyone's feedback and are looking into adding a setting to turn off username suggestions in the future. We'll continue to keep the community updated on new developments. Thanks again for all of the feedback! 

-Dave

Hello folks,

Thank you to everyone for the continued feedback regarding 1Password automatically filling your email address in the username field for faster item creation. In the most recent beta version, I'm happy to share that we're testing a new setting to allow users to turn off automatic username filling if they wish:

UPDATE May 15th, 2025: The feature is now available in the beta version (8.10.78) of 1Password. Once testing is complete in the beta, the team hopes to release the feature to the stable version as well: Use 1Password beta releases

-Dave

I've just installed the beta purely to be able to turn this annoying "feature" off!

Much better... although it would be better still if it also didn't still suggest a password.

although it would be better still if it also didn't still suggest a password.

Same. Had it always done this? I don't remember although I noticed it today too!! 

thanks @1P_Dave.
setup on beta

I tried downloading the Safari extension for iOS and it is not in test flight. How do I set up browser extension beta release for iOS?@1P_Dave 

5 months on and still in beta? Are there not feature releases for 1PW or do they only do periodic releases to smooth the QA process and aggregate changes?

I have multiple e-mails for different needs  .finance , .shopping etc so I can drop them if they get sold or turned into a spam dump. The auto suggestion is not helpful for me.